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transearth

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Towards the earth from the moon or another planet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • After the Apollo 13 accident, the transearth injection burn shortened the return time by about 9 hours.

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verb

Meaning 2

To transplant

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, transitive

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English trans- Proto-Indo-European *h1er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth English transearth From trans- + earth.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *h1er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth English transearth From trans- + earth.